"We can also confirm that the power station was not damaged by the event."

“We’ve been restricted by the severe weather and the availability of suitable aircraft, but we’re in Pormpuraaw now.”

“Our first priority was to get power to the main street and key services for the community such as the sewage treatment and water supply, the hospital, school and general store and we’ve made great progress there,” Mr Casa said.

“We’ll then move onto repairing damage in other parts of the community and, provided the weather doesn’t cause more problems for us, we plan to have power back on by Easter Saturday.”